UVC would add the most basic of functions for a camera. If
a camera had special functions, like PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom),
that might require extra software. So if you see a highly
featured camera, perhaps not all its features would be
supported (face tracking).

Another issue, is whether the Mac in question, has USB2 or USB 1.1.
The latter has less bandwidth to offer, and I don't know right off
hand, what resolution would be supported by USB 1.1. But at least,
looking at the following ZIP file with USB documentation in it, it
looks like some compressed video formats are supported. Now, when
they say the Mac has a UVC driver, that doesn't necessarily mean
everything in this spec is supported.

So check the iMac, and see what USB capability it has.
Plenty more research to do...

Buying stuff for a Mac, is like preparing for a Shuttle launch
(I can say that, because I own one.) The last time I used video
on a Mac, I actually had to use PCIpeek application, to program
some hardware so it would work. Yes, that was fun.

Finally, I tried macsales.com (I've bought a bunch of stuff from
them over the years), and this is what they offer for a webcam.

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